Never come between an old gypsy woman and her sense of security. Such is the lesson of "Drag Me to Hell", Sam Raimi's glorious venture back into the realms of horror following his "Spider-Man" success. When loan officer Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) lets ambition trump empathy in denying a desperate old lady's (Lorna River) extension on her mortgage and unintentionally twists the knife by denying her subsequent begging, she finds herself stalked, attacked and cursed. This isn't a bad luck curse either; it's the kind of curse that has Christine hallucinating strange noises, battling invisible foes, and ingesting all sorts of grotesque substances en route along the way. This isn't much fun for Christine, but if you're a horror fan into the kind of twisted humour that Raimi made his name with, "Drag Me to Hell" is an insanely good time. And as much as Raimi does a splendid job with his direction, the real star -- as well as the biggest reason for the movie's success -- is Alison Lohman, who gamely rolls with whatever horrendous scenario her hapless character finds herself in, getting mouthfuls of blood, gunk and mud along the way. Frankly, there hasn't been a harder working in Hollywood since Nancy Reagan. It's an iconic performance in a wonderfully demented movie.
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